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A Marine Hero who earned Medal of Honor and Carnegie Medal
There is only one person in history who earned America's two top awards for heroism: the Medal of Honor and the Carnegie Medal. Jimmie Dyess of Augusta, Ga. was a 19 year old undergraduate at Clemson when he rescued two women from a storm off the coast of South Carolina. He earned the Carnegie Medal for his heroism. Later, as a Marine Lieutenant Colonel, we went behind enemy lines to rescue four wounded Marines who were pinned down by Japanese machine gun fire. The next day, he was killed leading his battalion against the last Japanese pillbox on the island of Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands. He was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. On October 30, 1998, a parkway and the Navy Marine Center in Augusta, Ga. were named in his honor. Anyone interested in heroic leadership, the altruistic personality, life in the South in the 1920s and 30s, Clemson College or the Marine Corps prior to and during World War II would enjoy this book.
There is only one person in history who earned America's two top awards for heroism: the Medal of Honor and the Carnegie Medal. Jimmie Dyess of Augusta, Ga. was a 19 year old undergraduate at Clemson when he rescued two women from a storm off the coast of South Carolina. He earned the Carnegie Medal for his heroism. Later, as a Marine Lieutenant Colonel, we went behind enemy lines to rescue four wounded Marines who were pinned down by Japanese machine gun fire. The next day, he was killed leading his battalion against the last Japanese pillbox on the island of Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands. He was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. On October 30, 1998, a parkway and the Navy Marine Center in Augusta, Ga. were named in his honor. Anyone interested in heroic leadership, the altruistic personality, life in the South in the 1920s and 30s, Clemson College or the Marine Corps prior to and during World War II would enjoy this book.
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- PublisherM C A Bookservice
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0940328232
- ISBN 13 9780940328235
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